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HER Number:MDV77889
Name:Mine Workers' Houses

Summary

The remains of a pair of houses, possibly built for the Engine House Captains, consisting of one room with a fireplace.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 423 655
Map Sheet:SX46NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBere Ferrers
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBERE FERRERS

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • INDUSTRIAL HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.


Buck, C., 2009, South Hooe Mine, Bere Alston, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 45-6 (Report - Assessment). SDV344692.

Building labelled 'Dwelling Houses' on the 1856 mine plan. There appears to have been at least two houses, with what seems to be an outside toilet for both attached to the side of the rear house. By the 1880s they had been reduced to one house, a room of which is still extant, containing a fireplace. This was repointed with cement in 2007, the masonry re-roofed with slate, and a new concrete floor added. These houses were probably built to house mine workers, possibly the three Engine House Captains. Other details: Figures 6, 15, site 17. Map object based on this Source.


Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV344692Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2009. South Hooe Mine, Bere Alston, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall County Council Report. 2009R077. A4 Stapled + Digital. 45-6.

Associated Monuments

MDV5441Part of: South Hooe Silver and Lead Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4752 - Archaeological Assessment of South Hooe Mine, Bere Alston, Devon
  • EDV4753 - Field Survey of South Hooe Mine, Bere Alston, Devon

Date Last Edited:Jul 15 2010 3:54PM